A recent ruling of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state’s highest court, declares that the use of explicit sexual language in conversations with a minor is no longer illegal. A portion of Texas’ Online Solicitation of Minors law used to grant up to 10 years imprisonment to individuals who would send …
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A Reliable Houston Sex Crimes Attorney Can Protect the Falsely Accused
Barbara Kay’s article for the National Post is about how the judgment over a sexual offense can be influenced by gender bias that usually favors women, considering existing laws centered on the protection of women’s rights. The author points out the flaws of such a system: When people are accused of a crime, …
A Seasoned Houston Sex Crimes Lawyer Can Help Clear Wrongly Accused
News of celebrities allegedly behaving badly always grabs a lot of attention, and the latest of such stories involves singer Green, who was accused of sexually assaulting a woman after secretly giving her Ecstasy. In a story filed by Alan Duke and Michael Pearson, CNN reports that while Green is being charged for …
The Important Role of a Knowledgeable Houston Sex Crimes Attorney
An opinion column in The Guardian dated September 13, 2013, follows the insights of one reader in the aftermath of an acquittal of English actor Michael Le Vell from charges of child sex offenses. The author makes it a point to state that once a person has been exonerated of all charges, there …
A Well-Trained Houston Sex Crimes Lawyer Can Resolve Disputes Fairly
WTKR.com featured a news report on September 19, 2013, that recounts the courtroom drama surrounding Johnathan Montgomery. Convicted of sex crimes years ago, a recent revelation has proven his innocence and uncovered the accuser’s lies. Johnathan Montgomery, wrongly convicted of sex crimes in 2009, is one step closer to finally getting his name …
Houston Sex Crimes Lawyer Notes Implications of Growing Police DNA Databases
If a person gives authorities a swab of his or her DNA for any reason during an investigation, is it alright for it to end up indefinitely stored in a local police database? A recent New York Times story raises this question, as it reports that more and more local law enforcement agencies …
Help from a Houston Sex Crimes Attorney on De-Registering Romeo and Juliet
The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 led to the creation of a national registry that keeps dossiers of all convicted sex offenders from all states, who are then required by law to regularly update the database on their current whereabouts. However, a number of Texans believe the Act is …